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id: 65fc94ba65ed765d55195bc0
title: Task 27
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-27
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Brian: The problem is encountering many technical issues that slow our progress down.
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To `encounter` means to find something by chance that you were not expecting. Like when you say, `I encountered a cat on my way home,` it means you saw a cat unexpectedly. Brian is talking about having unexpected problems at work.

Listen and fill in the missing words about the problems Brian talks about that make their work difficult.

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`The problem is _ many _ issues that slow our progress down.`

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`encountering`

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This word means to find something or someone without planning to, especially problems. It ends with `-ing`.

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`technical`

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This word is used for problems with machines or computers that need special knowledge to understand or fix.
